Long Beach

Nourishment

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March 22nd 2008
It's not terribly difficult being a vegetarian in Malaysia. There is a large enough Hindu population that you can always find an Indian restaurant serving vegetarian food, and plenty of 'Western' food anyway (I ended up eating more pasta in Malaysia than I probably will in Italy). At first I was worried that it would be different on the Perhentian Islands, which I had heard were small and slee ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Terengganu » Perhentian Kecil

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more